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Welcome to the first edition of the Academy Members News. We want to keep you up to date with the work that the Academy is involved in and bring you information of training, courses and events that are coming up.
In this edition:
Asset Skills has been informed that a bid we submitted to the Joint Investment Programme on behalf of the Virtual Skills Academy has been successful and we are now progressing details with the Skills Funding Agency. At this stage the bid is for the first year delivery, due to public spending cuts.
Our bid was for funding covered a range of higher level qualifications, including Level 3 Apprenticeship in FM, Level 3 in Cleaning Principles, Level 3 ILM certificate in FM, and Level 4 BIFM Certificate in FM. We are now in the process of developing an implementation plan and will be in touch with employers as this work progresses.
For further details, please contact us on ukacademy@assetskills.org or 0844 822 2525.
Asset Skills has been awarded a project in Wales to deliver funded qualifications and apprenticeships including Facilities Management, Cleaning & Support Services and Skills for Supporting Public Services. Virtual Academy members interested in taking up the opportunities provided by this project should please contact Tom Orton ukacademy@assetskills.org or 0844 822 2525.
For more details visit our Sector Priorities Pilot Project page.
Event held on 22 June. The current offer from the College includes part funding for 16-18 year olds and 50% funding for 19-plus Apprentices. The initial offer (which may be improved for Academy members by Joint Investment Programme funding) is for employer contributions of £2,000 (if employing less than 1,000 staff) and £2,300 (if employing more than 1,000 staff).
Both rates would be discounted for candidates signing onto the programme before 1 September 2010.
Click here to see the Westminster Kingsway College presentation which was delivered at the event and which outlines costs and delivery models.
Event held on 20 July. The College has also outlined their delivery model and has secured additional 19-plus funding. The College's initial offer would mean an employer contribution of £475 per annum (if employing fewer than 1,000 staff) and £975 per annum (if employing more than 1,000 staff).
Click here to see the Leeds College of Building presentation which was delivered at the event and which outlines costs and delivery models.
This will be our next event in this series and will be held on 21 September. This should be a most interesting event which will combine the College offer for delivery of the FM Apprenticeship with the launch of the College's newly refurbished FM delivery facilities.
Please contact us if you would be interested in attending email ukacademy@assetskills.org or 0844 822 2525.
A pilot, full day, CPD event is being held at Bournemouth University on Thursday 16 September. Designed for facilities managers, property managers, managers in social housing, and related professionals, it will cover policy, targets and strategy, environmental technologies, retrofitting and much more. This training will be FREE of CHARGE.
To register your interest and receive a programme for the day, please e-mail Bethany Watts Bethany Watts on bwatts@assetskills.org
